Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil is 26.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 51st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil was 26.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release